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https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/19.1.2024
Microbiological changes throughout ripening of Keş cheese
Seval Sevgi KIRDAR
; Milk and Dairy Technology Programme, Food Processing Department, Vocational Higher EducationSchool, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
Ozen KURSUN YURDAKUL
; Food Hygiene and Technology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
Samir KALIT
orcid.org/0000-0003-1460-2072
; Department of Dairy Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Milna TUDOR KALIT
orcid.org/0000-0001-8162-8390
; Department of Dairy Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Sažetak
Microbiological changes in Keş cheese, traditional Turkish raw cow’s milk cheese made without the addition of starter culture, were studied during 90 days of ripening. Physico-chemical parameters, pH, salt content and water activity (aw), as important parameters for microbial growth, were also determined. Lactic acid bacteria were predominant microbial group. The time of ripening significantly influenced the count of total aerobic mesophilic bacteria, psychrophilic bacteria, mould (P<0.05), Lactobacillus spp. and Lactococcus spp. (P<0.01) which increased during ripening. E. coli and coagulase-positive staphylococci were not detected. The counts of Enterococcus spp. (P<0.05), Staphylococcus-Micrococcus spp., Enterobactericeae and coliform bacteria decreased throughout ripening of Keş cheese, which was connected to the physico-chemical parameters. Water activity significantly decreased (P<0.05), while the salt content increased (P<0.01) during ripening of Keş cheese. The obtained results will contribute to the establishment of the microbiological quality standards for Keş cheese and give necessary information for formation of autochthonous starter culture, which will help to understand ripening process of sour dried cheeses and improve the traditional farmhouse cheese production.
Ključne riječi
Keş cheese; microbiological changes; physico-chemical parameters; ripening; traditional cheeses
Hrčak ID:
196063
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Datum izdavanja:
17.3.2018.
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